"Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that we m..." — Albrecht Durer

My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence.

Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.